urinary reflex


mic·tu·ri·tion re·flex

contraction of the walls of the bladder and relaxation of the trigone and urethral sphincter in response to a rise in pressure within the bladder; the reflex can be voluntarily inhibited and the inhibition readily abolished to control micturition. Synonym(s): bladder reflex, urinary reflex, vesical reflex

urinary reflex

(1) Micturition reflex.
(2) Bladder reflex, see there.

urinary reflex

A spinal cord reflex, initiated by accumulated urine stretching the bladder and the resulting contraction of the bladder to expel urine.See also: reflex